Totally Rad!

17-year-old church band drummer Colby (Comedian @ManderNick) joined 16-yr-old host Alyssa Sabo (@alyssa_sabo), 37-yr-old sidekick Ben Cassil (@bencassil) and professional audience member July Diaz (@julydiaz) in 1996 to confess how he failed Alyssa as an accountability partner and discuss percussion volume and librarian gossip! They also play an epic round of "New Choice" and enjoy the long-awaited return of "Alyssa's Christian Movies!"

Follow Nick on IG and Twitter @ManderNick and check out the hilarious animated Duncanville on FOX (Nick writes for this show!) Sundays at 8:30, seasons 1 and 2 on Hulu!

Follow Janine Hogan @j9_hogan! Follow July Diaz @julydiaz! 

Theme song by Ben Cassil. Email us for advice [email protected], rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Follow @totallyrad1996 and YouTubea for video content!

Comedian Katie Marovitch (@KatieMarovitch) joined 16-yr-old host Alyssa Sabo (@alyssa_sabo), 37-yr-old sidekick Ben Cassil (@bencassil) and professional audience member July Diaz (@julydiaz) in 1996 to talk about whether Alyssa has any close friends, being passionate about substitute teaching, and why Ben is making everyone a wee bit uncomfy! They also play "the longest game ever" Gruntry Roads, and they have a lively round of New Choice!

Follow Katie on Twitter @KatieMarovitch and IG @katiemarovitch and check out her website KatieMarovitch.com for everything she's up to, and look out for "Modern Animal" coming soon to SOMEWHERE!

Follow Janine Hogan everywhere @j9_hogan! Follow July Diaz on Twitter @julydiaz! 

Theme song by Ben Cassil. Email us for advice [email protected], rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Follow @totallyrad1996 for video content!

[This is a rerelease of one of our favorite episodes! We will be back with new episodes next week!]

Comedian Dan Lippert (@danlippertcool) joined 16-yr-old host Alyssa Sabo (@alyssa_sabo), 37-yr-old sidekick Ben Cassil (@bencassil), bandleader Janine Hogan (@j9_hogan), and professional audience member July Diaz (@julydiaz) in 1996 to talk about being tall but not a bully, what kinds of teachers everyone would be, and they play a raucous round of the improv game "Tales from Johnstown High!" 

Follow Dan Lippert on Instagram and Twitter @danlippertcool and check out his comedy team Big Grande, who have several hilarious podcasts such as "Teacher's Lounge" and "Preacher's Lounge" on https://biggrandewebsite.com, and check out his excellent improv podcast with Ryan Rosenberg, "Man Dog Pod!"

Follow bandleader Janine Hogan on Twitter and Instagram @j9_hogan! Follow July Diaz on Twitter @julydiaz and check out his podcast "Inside Video Games!"

Theme song by Ben Cassil. Email us for advice [email protected], rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Follow @totallyrad1996 for video content!

[This is a rerelease of one of our favorite episodes! We will be back with new episodes later this month!]

Alyssa's classmate and "teenage heartthrob" Deckland (Comedian Lisa Gilroy, @TheLisaGilroy) joined 16-yr-old host Alyssa Sabo (@alyssa_sabo), 37-yr-old sidekick Ben Cassil (@bencassil), bandleader Janine Hogan (@j9_hogan), and professional audience member July Diaz (@julydiaz) in 1996 to talk about dating and marriage as a teen, M. Night Shyamalan, and gender equality, and they put on a talent show with no preparation! 

Follow Lisa Gilroy on twitter and instagram: @TheLisaGilroy, and check out her new show "Fairview" on Comedy Central!

Follow bandleader Janine Hogan on Twitter and Instagram @j9_hogan!

Follow professional audience member July Diaz on Twitter @julydiaz!

Theme song by Ben Cassil. Email us for advice [email protected], rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Follow @totallyrad1996 for video content!

[This is a rerelease of one of our favorite episodes! We will be back with new episodes later this month!]

Comedian Paul F. Tompkins (@PFTompkins) joined 16-yr-old host Alyssa Sabo (@alyssa_sabo), 37-yr-old sidekick Ben Cassil (@bencassil), bandleader Janine Hogan (@j9_hogan), and professional audience member July Diaz (@julydiaz) in 1996 to talk about kissing, Hats in the Belfry, Summer Loving, favorite hymns, and play a game called "Make Alyssa's Life Funny!"

Follow Paul on Twitter @PFTompkins, and check out his hilarious podcasts: Stay F. Homekins with his wife Janie, Threedom with Scott Aukerman and Lauren Lapkus, Superego with Jeremy Carter, Matt Gourley, and Mark McConville, and The Neighborhood Listen with Nicole Parker! 

Follow bandleader Janine Hogan on Twitter and Instagram @j9_hogan, and follow July Diaz on Twitter @julydiaz!

Theme song by Ben Cassil. Email us for advice [email protected], rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Follow @totallyrad1996 for video content!

Comedian Leonard Smith Jr. (@leonardsmithjr) joined 16-yr-old host Alyssa Sabo (@alyssa_sabo), 37-yr-old sidekick Ben Cassil (@bencassil), bandleader Janine Hogan (@j9_hogan), and professional audience member July Diaz (@julydiaz) in 1996 to talk about usage of the word "brother," the art of film, and how to talk to boys! They also played a lively round of New Choice and improvised some great songs!

Follow Leonard Smith Jr. on Instagram @leonardsmithjr and check out his improv team Lemon Pepper Wet, and his excellent podcast with former guest Quinn Boyes, Film vs. Film!

Follow Janine Hogan everywhere @j9_hogan! Follow July Diaz on Twitter @julydiaz!

Theme song by Ben Cassil. Email us for advice [email protected], rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Follow @totallyrad1996 for video content!

Comedian Danny Beckman (@alyssa_sabo), and his non-paid secretary Kyle Thompson (@miranduhheartsyou) joined 37-yr-old guest host Ben Cassil (@bencassil), bandleader Janine Hogan (@j9_hogan), and professional audience member July Diaz (@julydiaz) in 1996 to talk about how they met, feminism, and dating!

Follow Danny on Instagram @dannybeckman69 and Kyle @kylethinksurwrong! Also check out their upcoming appearance at the Comedy Store roast battle on March 29!

Follow July Diaz on Twitter @julydiaz! Follow Janine Hogan @j9_hogan and watch out for her live streaming live looping!

Theme song by Ben Cassil. Email us for advice [email protected], rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Follow @totallyrad1996 for video content!

It's a very special episode of Totally Rad! Sidekick Ben has to put on his host trousers as Alyssa, Janine, and even July aren't available! Ben interviewed 53-year-old Christian comedian Sylvia Cornerstone (Alyssa Sabo: @alyssa_sabo) and things got REAL! They discussed dinosaurs, living with your mom in your fifties, and the conservation method of drip drying after a shower!

Check out Sylvia Cornerstone's "Jesus Are Ya Jokin' Me?" currently in residency at Bally's Theatre 3 in Las Vegas (Paris, France) with Mark Lowry, appearing in season 5 episodes 12-15 of "Tyler Perry's House of Payne," and on her 1992 Letterman special on YouTube! All her dates can be found at alyssasabo.com!

Follow bandleader Janine Hogan on Twitter and Instagram @j9_hogan, and follow July Diaz on Twitter @julydiaz

Theme song by Ben Cassil (@bencassil)! Email us [email protected], please rate and review on Apple Podcast! Follow @totallyrad1996 and Totally Rad 1996 on YouTube for video content!

Comedian and theme park journalist Jason Sheridan (@jasonsheridan) joined 16-yr-old host Alyssa Sabo (@alyssa_sabo), 37-yr-old sidekick Ben Cassil (@bencassil), bandleader Janine Hogan (@j9_hogan), and professional audience member July Diaz (@julydiaz) in 1996 to talk about globalization's impact on theme parks, Disneyland employment, evolution, and dinosaurs. Everyone also plays a round of Sticky Situations!

Follow Jason Sheridan on twitter @jasonsheridan and check out his excellent podcast about theme parks "Podcast: The Ride!"

Follow bandleader Janine Hogan on Twitter and Instagram @j9_hogan, and follow July Diaz on Twitter @julydiaz

Theme song by Ben Cassil. Email us for advice [email protected], rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Follow @totallyrad1996 and Totally Rad 1996 on YouTube for video content!

Comedian Justin Michael (@heyjustin) joined 16-yr-old host Alyssa Sabo (@alyssa_sabo), 37-yr-old sidekick Ben Cassil (@bencassil), bandleader Janine Hogan (@j9_hogan), and professional audience member July Diaz (@julydiaz) in 1996 to talk about how to make a man like God, funny voices, Sonic, and understanding the mystery of death! They also play a lively round of "New Choice!"

Follow Justin Michael on Instagram and Twitter @heyjustin and check out his excellent improv podcast "Nature Talks to Itself" and his other podcast about Batman: The Animated Series, "Batman: The Animated Podcast!"

Follow bandleader Janine Hogan on Twitter and Instagram @j9_hogan, and follow July Diaz on Twitter @julydiaz.

Theme song by Ben Cassil. Email us for advice [email protected], rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Follow @totallyrad1996 and Totally Rad 1996 on YouTube for video content!